Help City Hall celebrate Black culture in London

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215 Londoners have responded | 28/11/2022 - 03/09/2023

A bronze statue of two men wearing hats on the fourth plinth of Trafalgar Square by Samson Kambalu

Carefully curated day showing the up and coming and tastemakers the Black UK has to offer

A week long festival that looks at the different diaspora groups but ends with the emerging black British identity day. This day should be carefully curated with the new up and coming tastemakers, helping London's soft power and sending a message about investing into the future. These can include

- dance workshops by black choreographers from thehub/ base studios/ voguerites 

-music/dance tent with djs from recess, dlt, p- palace, bootyldn, whooshweng etc Also should include iconic DJs from black british genres like drum and bass, dubstep, jungle etc. especially regarding how these genres are increasing in popularity across the world right now, with even kpop bands recently adopting the sound. 

- panels/round tables with archivists/ethnographers like @blackbritisharchives, hyphenated history, the storyteller and other academics 

-viewings/screenings from black owned productions companies or traineeships (like Sara putts)  in partnership with bfi and film london

- podcast tent with people like the receipts/to my sisters/ shxtsandgigs etc 

- fashion presentation with people like martine rose, Emile Vidal carr, fariah ldn etc Up and coming creatives highlighted and curated with the input of The Sanctuary, @iamrukiat etc. 

- performance triangle with uniquely british acts like Denzelhimslef, deijuhvs etc. 

- a shark tank is panel with black seed ventures 

This day should be curated with the help of Guap magazine as they are at the helm of understanding what is happening at the moment. 

These will highlight the tastemakers of black Britain and get young people excited to come. Also may show many young people what black London has to offer outside of things that could lead them to violence. 

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